81st SFS wins two individual Air Force-level awards for 2011 Published Feb. 1, 2012 By Steve Hoffmann 81st Training Wing Public Affairs KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Members of the 81st Security Forces Squadron won two Air Force-level awards for fiscal year 2011. Senior Airman Angelo Banks won Air Force Security Forces support staff Airman of the year. While deployed at the transit center at Manas in Kyrgyzstan, he secured $451 million in assets, 90 combat sorties and 296 tons of cargo. He led 19 fly-away security missions to 39 hostile forward operating bases delivering 1,300 passengers and three detainees. Banks played an instrumental role during the implementation of the Defense Biometric Identification System, processing more than 39,000 base users. Additionally, he positively identified and arrested a suspect with a $215,000 warrant who was attempting access to a high-profile event on base. Officer Mike Hodek won Air Force Security Forces flight level civilian of the year. He was the lead patrol in a sexual assault case coordinating the response in removing the predator, preventing further violence. Hodek also identified a gang activity presence in military housing and collected critical intelligence for the investigation. Hodek apprehended 11 individuals driving under the influence of alcohol, seeing the process through to conviction. He was the first responder for 10 medical emergencies, administering life-saving care. During seven traffic stops, Hodek uncovered illegal narcotics. Traffic stops like these are a key deterrent for the base. In all, there were 32 narcotics cases in 2011, down 40 percent from 2010.